Wire retaining spool



June 30, 1936. N. s. HARTER WIRE RETAINING SPOOL Filed May 26, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheetl June 30, 1936;

N. S. HARTER WIRE RETAINING SPOOL Filed May 26, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 30, 1936 UNITED I srArEs" ra -r ENT: orgies 1 2,046,290 r WIRE "RETAINING sroon- Noah- S.; ,Harter, Waukegan, -Ill;, assignonto Cyclone,..Fence Company, Waukegamlll ascory-y poration .of Illinois Application-May 26, 1934, Serial N'O'. 7275793 An object of the invention is to provide-a spool of strong and rigid 'constructionf that will be light in weight and which canbe cheaply manu- Another object-is to provide a=mountingfor the type ofspool describedwhich will facilitate the loading of the spool and yet retain-thia-coilbn the spool while-permittingthe wire to unwind and which will make a' compact yet sturdy ar- ""angement, particularly "suited to the construc= tion .of racks for feeding wirestoweavingmachines where a large number 'of spools must be confined within alimited space.

Withlthese and various other objects in view, the invention may consist of; certain novel features of construction and operation as. will be more fully described and particularly. pointed out in the specification, drawings and claimsappended.hereto. c

In the drawings which illustrate an embodi'w ment of the invention and wherein like refer= ence'characters are used .to designate like parts Figure 1 is an elevationalview showing an arrangement of a plurality of. spools constructed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a planview of ,,the structureof Figure 1;

Figure'3 is an ,elevational view, .partszbeingt shownlinsection, of a singlejspool anditsL mount: ing means;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along line 4-'-'4"of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is an elevational view of an attachment for use in loading a spool;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken transversely of the multiple spool arrangement and showing in elevation the bracket for supporting and positioning the hinge member of a spool; and

Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially through the center of a spool.

In the multiple spool arrangement of Figure 1 r a number of vertical standards I!) having base angle members l l are connected by horizontal tie rods I2 and tubular spacing members 13. This provides a simple arrangement of rigid vertical supports for mounting the spool in accordance with the invention. The spools supported in multiple arrangement as shown are associatedwith weaving machin'es for weaving wire-mesh fabric and are adapted-to-retain coils of wire for-convenient access" to facilitate loading and from which-the wire-is withdrawnfor feeding to said weaving machine.- Referringmore particularly to Figures 3 and-4 a spool is shown as comprising" a base plate-14; a center tubularmember l 5 'secured to the base and a wire cage'consisting ofa plurality of 'wire'supports l6. Each wire support has a'b'ent end I! forming a right angle with the body-of the wire and riveted to plate 14 to positionthe supports vertically and which are spaced around'the circumference of said plateas shown in Figure 75- The upper .end of the wire supports is -also'bent at right-'ang1es, the ends continuing-and being secured to the tubular member 15. This upper bend of each wire-support is offset to provide a section l8-'slightly 'above'the ends 'seeured to-the center member. The base of the spool-isc'ompleted'bya ring-2lwhich is welded to the ends of portion l1 and the'top-of' the spool is completed by a fiat cap member--22; As itis' necessary :to -'frequently load the spool with =a -coil-of wire the'cap-member is made-'detachable withrespectto-the wire cage-.- As shown in- Figure 2 channel-shaped openings are provided-in-the'cap member in spaced relation to align with-'-the-'spacing-of the wire support: l6? The particular -fo'rmation :-of the openings" forms a lug 23 which is received under the offset I8 when the capmemb'eris placed on the tubular-member l5 and rotated counter-clockwise; Figure 2. This locks the cap member to thespool although the same is readily releasable and removablefrom' the-spool for doading pu p shape having-spaced legs -24 and 25') "The tubu'--= is held in proper vertical position thereon by a disc 26 suitably secured as by welding to the hinge member at the base of leg 24. A washer 21 of rubber or leather is positioned between base plate M of the spool and disc 26, spacing the spool with respect to the disc to permit free rotation thereof and which rotation is controlled to a certain extent by the material of the washer. v The spools rotate as the wire is withdrawn, which necessarily places tension on the wire which may be varied to suit conditions by the frictional resistance of the washer. The leg 25 of the hinge member is rotatably secured to a vertical standard l 0 by means of the hinges 28 suitably secured transversely 'of the standards. The bracket also suitably securedto the vertical standard by 35 The spoolis'rotatable oira-hinge memberof U- v 1 serve to limit the rotation'of the hinge member and the arcuate recesses 35 formed in the bracket adjacent said lugs releasably hold the hinge member in. either of several positions which, as will be understood with reference to Figure 2,

locates the spool within the space provided; by the vertical standards ,or positions the spool 'outa wardly of the structure. The recesses are spaced from each other by an angleisomewhat. greater,"

than ninety degrees." V r a v '20 When the spools are carrying a coil of wire they assumejtheposition show'n'in Figure '1 where they the operator'whose duty it is to see that the spools are'at allgtimes supplied with *wire and'in proper fposition where the wire can be withdrawn from the spool for fe eding to thc;;weaving-ma chine.

' When the supply, on any particular. spool becomes exhausted and it is necessary to reloadithesame 3O the hinge member is rotated to position the'spool outwardly where the sleeve 32' will engage @the o recess adjacent 'the'outside lug 34.- ;It'-will-'be appreciated that the spool is thus conveniently V positioned and that the operation has not interiered with the adjacentspools. The cap member ,7

22 is removed and the loading device'indicatedin its entirety by 36, Figure 5, is associated with the cage'formed by the wire support 16; 'I'heloading device consists essentially of a center supporting rod 31 to which are secured "a pluralityof wire 7 I 7 members 38 havingrsloping sides as shown. The

supporting rod is inserted within tubularmember l5 of the spool which associates the sloping wires V 38 with the wirecage of .the spooL; Thecoil ,of- 5 wire is placed on the lo'ading idevicei36 and is 1 easily: forced down into place around the-wire v cage of the spoolp The same is then returned to.

its original position lay-rotating the hinge member V and the operation of Joading the spool is com- 5'0p d=-" It is to be understood that i do not wantse limited by the exact embodiment of the-device shown,which is merely by way of illustration and not limitation, asvarious and other; forms of the 55 device will of course be apparent-tothose skilled in theeart'without departing'from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims. i

Iclaim: V r 7 1. ,In a reel structure for a coilv of wire, a. tubu'-. V

' lar center member, a base secured to said center member, a wire ca fi securedto'said base and cen-' ter member respectively and" surrounding the ,5

same, a hinge member. extending within the tubular lower end of the member for rotatably' mounting the reeL-and a loading device adapted to be'attached to the reel to facilitate the placing; V

reel. V 7 7 V 2. In areel structure fora coil of wire, a tubu- 15 larcenter membena base secured to said center member, a wire cage secured to said base and iv center member respectively and surrounding the same, and a loading device including a center' Y 7 supporting rod'adapted toextend within theitu- 20 bular member to properlyasso'ciate said loading l r are located within the space formed by 'thegver-fl' tical supporting means and out of the way of f device with the reel, said device including a taper-L ing wirecage tofacilitate placing a coil of wire; on the reel.,

3.1In a reel for supporting a coll' of wirey ai 2 5 center member, a base secured tosaid. center membena wire cage secured "to said base-and center member respectively, and surroundingthe center member, said cageincluding a plurality of 7 wires each having avertical portion and a hon-"30 center member, a base secured to said center'iui" member, a wire cage secured to said-base and centermember respectively, and surrounding the center member, said cage;beingsubstantially cy 1i lindrical'and includingafplurality of wires each having a vertical, portion and a horizontalpon- 'tion formin'g the bodyl and top of the cage, and a cap plate[having.,-means interconnectingrwith thehorizontal cwiizesrfor detachably, securing the cap plate to manage. 7

7 5.. In,a reel for, supportingia' coil of-wire, a" tubular center member; a: base securedto said" I tubular center 'member; a: wire cage secured to' saidbase and tubular center member respectively; and surroundingthetubular centermemben' e said cage being, substantially cylindrical ,and in-f5o; T

eluding a; plurality of wires: having} a vertical portion and a. horizontal portion forming thex,

body and topof thecage, and a caplplate pro,-

vided with openings forming lugs for detachably I connecting the cap plate with the horizontal wires V 7 ofthecage V a NOAIAI-SFHABTER.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,046,290. June 50, 1956.

NOAH S. HARTER.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, second column, line 6-7, claim 1 strike out the word "tubular" and insert the same before "member" in line 7, same claim; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Dffice.

Signed and sealed this 8th day of September, A. D. 1956.

Leslie Frazer (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

